If you want to hear J.S.Watts reading her poetry and prose live, or attend one of her workshops, check out the events below.
2026 Readings and Events
Sun 12 April 4pm-7pm (Poetry) Sundown Sessions The Nyton Guest House, 7 Barton Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4HZ
FREE (donations welcomed)
2025 Readings and Events
Sun 9 March 4pm-7pm (Poetry) Sundown Sessions The Nyton Guest House, 7 Barton Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4HZ
FREE (donations welcomed)
Tues 6 May 8pm (Poetry) Ouse Muse Eagle Bookshop, 16-20 St.Peters Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2NN
FREE
Tues 24 June 6.30pm (Poetry) Olmo Lounge Poetry Night Olmo Lounge, 123 High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3LG
Sun 6 July 6.30pm (Poetry) CB1 Spotlight & Open Mic Town & Gown, 8 Market Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PF
(£2.00)
Tues 10 July 7pm (Talk) A Writing Life, OUSC Event Parish Centre, Little St Mary's Church, Trumpington Street, Cambridge
(£10.00)
Thurs 31 July 6.30pm (Poetry & Fiction) Hitchin Summer Festival - Once Upon a Hitchin Hitchin Library, Paynes Park, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1EW
(£5.00)
Tues 26 Aug 6.45pm (Poetry) Olmo Lounge Poetry Night - Guest Reader Olmo Lounge, 123 High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3LG
FREE
Sat 27 Sept 12.00-4pm
13:20 - 13:30 poetry reading Royston Book Fair, Royston Arts Festival. St. John the Baptist, Melbourn Street, Royston, Herts., SG8 9LG
FREE
J.S.Watts reading at Once Upon a Hitchin, 31 July 2025 (photograph by Matt Adcock)
J.S.Watts reading at Word Habit, 12 May 2024 (photograph by Amy Wragg https://www.getonthesoapbox.co.uk/ )
J.S.Watts reading at Stevenage Festival, June 2019 as part of Parnassus poetry (photo with thanks to Chris Ripple)
J.S.Watts reading at The 1000 Monkeys, Guildford - 4th June 2018
(Photograph by Janice Dempsey)
J.S.Watts reading at the Feminist Poetry Jamboree, "Holding The Line", Kings Cross, London - 8th April 2017
J.S.Watts reading at the book launch for "Years Ago You Coloured Me" - 29th March 2016
J.S.Watts performing at Beast and Bards, Cambridge - 21st February 2015
(photograph by Matt Widgery)
J.S.Watts performing at Rhythms of the World, Hitchin - 2nd August 2014
J.S.Watts reading at Scribal Gathering, Stony Stratford - March 2013
J.S.Watts reading at the Winter Into Spring event in support of Bassingbourn Book Cafe - 10th February 2012
